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2/27/2013

Your child photographer

Y'all know I like my camera right? And y'all know I'm also a little fanatical about creatively empowered children right? Well these two crazy little passions bonked heads over a little article I wrote for one of my favorite family online magazines. Check it.

These days it’s fairly common to
see youngsters carrying around a camera. Technology has made it both simple and
affordable for our youngsters to record and share their memories. Sadly, most
of the photos our kids take are less than stellar. More often than not they’re
off kilter, out of focus and poorly composed. But do they have to be? The
memories our children are making are so valuable that they’re worth investing a
little time and elbow grease to improve. There are a handful of quick tips and
tricks to help our kids improve their ability to show us the images they want
us to see.

Let go of the “hey, cool snap!” mentality

The problem with most child
photographers is that they generally don’t put a ton of thought into what they
are photographing. My own children are guilty of running up to something of
interest and snapping off a quick shot before they’re off to the next object of
interest. The problem with this drive by shooting philosophy is fairly evident
when you stop to look at the photos, many times you can’t even tell why the
photo was taken. The best way to remedy this problem is to get your child
photographer to slow down and be more intentional about the subject of their
photos.